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Cold weather death toll passes 100 in Ukraine

More than 100 people have now died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government has announced in Kiev.
Most of the 101 who died were homeless people and 64 of them were found dead on the streets, the emergencies ministry said.
Hundreds of others have been treated in hospital for frostbite, hypothermia and other cold-related conditions.
Temperatures plunged to below -35C in parts of eastern Europe this week.
At least eight more deaths were reported in Poland on Thursday, bringing the death toll there since last week to 37.
Cold weather deaths have been reported across eastern and central Europe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16868194
3 February 2012, Friday
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